Hurricanes
Where are hurricanes formed and where do they occur?
Near the equator in warm water.
How are earthquakes caused?
By the movement of tectonic plates.
What is a tornado?
A destructive vortex of violent winds.
Where do tsunamis occur?
Tsunamis occur usually where there are large bodies of water and near earthquake zones or fault lines.
What happens during a volcanic eruption?
Magma spills out from a hole in the top of a volcano and ash is spread in the air.
What damage do hurricanes cause?
Floods, wind and water damage, loss of organisms
Where are earthquakes most likely to happen?
On fault lines.
What destruction can tornadoes cause?
Destroying anything in its path, possible loss of population.
What damage do tsunamis cause?
What can a volcano do to ecosystems?
Can destroy them if ash or magma touches/reaches them.
True or False, the TIME and PLACE of a hurricane can be predicted.
True, but sometimes they can be unpredictable.
True or False, earthquakes are easily predicted.
False, we can't look underground to predict it.
True or False, tornadoes need clouds to form.
False, tornadoes don't need clouds to form.
True or False, tsunamis are easy to predict.
True, they are now predictable. The speed of the tsunami is predictable too.
True or False, volcanic eruptions are predictable.
They are predictable, if they have a history of eruptions and some signs that it is about to erupt.
What is the center of a hurricane called?
The eye. :)
What impacts do earthquakes have on the environment?
Shift in landscape, buildings falling, fires from gas lines breaking, crack of roads, etc.
Where are tornadoes most likely to occur?
They form most in the Great Plains and dry, open land most of the time.
How are tsunamis usually formed?
They are usually formed from an earthquake in the ocean.
What are the signs of a soon volcanic eruption?
Seismic activity near the volcano, increased water and ground temperature and slight growth to volcano.
How are hurricanes formed?
They are formed by high pressure air that revolves around a low pressure space.
What are the 3 movements of the tectonic plates?
Tension (moving away), Compression (pushing into each other), and Shearing (sliding against each other)
What is the average speed of a tornado?
30 mph (This was a random question)
What would happen to the oceans' tide when a tsunami is about to come?
When the tide starts to go inward toward the depths of the ocean.
How are volcanoes formed?
The magma chamber creates enough pressure to push upward, causing the crust to move upward, the moving magma is now lava.